Photograph, Albumen: Return of the Ottawa Sharpshooters at Carleton Place, Ontario

Name/Title

Photograph, Albumen: Return of the Ottawa Sharpshooters at Carleton Place, Ontario

Entry/Object ID

P2145

Description

One sepia albumen photograph is on thick card stock which in turn is mounted on a brown mat, with caption in gold letters. The photograph depicts a group of soldiers posed outside next to a Canadian Pacific railway coach car. Five rows of men lined up informally. There are civilians watching from inside the car and from nearby. Photograph was taken by Topley. Pressed into bottom proper left corner of photograph: "TOPLEY PHOTOGRAPH / OTTAWA" with caption below: "OTTAWA SHARPSHOOTERS.". On back: "(8) / Mrs. Mcpherson / 1 1/4" metal".

Made/Created

Date made

1885

Notes

Country of Origin: CANADA Support: CARDBOARD Paper, Cardboard, Photographic, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Pressed into bottom proper left corner of photo: "TOPLEYPHOTO / OTTAWA" with caption below: "OTTAWA SHARPSHOOTERS.". On back: "(8) / Mrs. Mcpherson / 1 1/4" metal"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Print, Albumen

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Photograph, Photograph, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Albumen

Dimensions

Height

24.8 cm

Width

30.1 cm